title: Strategies for success in online learning.
abstract: The nursing and nursing faculty shortages have created a greater need for effective online learning strategies. Today's learners require the flexibility offered by online learning, but only when well grounded in sound teaching-learning principles. This article describes strategies for online learning designed to keep the needs of today's learners in mind. These strategies are focused on the resolution of technology problems as well as the learning process.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA.
authors.forename: Shirley W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Cantrell
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Leary
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003197:Computer Literacy; D003200:Computer User Training; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009862:Online Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation